Morning Briefing
Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
Whose Insurance Is In Jeopardy?
Nearly 57,000 Nebraskans who bought subsidized health insurance could see their premiums soar and many would likely have to drop their coverage if the newest legal challenge to the federal health care law succeeds. The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to rule this month on a lawsuit that could wipe out federal tax credits in 34 states, including Nebraska, which chose not to create their own health insurance markets. (Schulte, 6/14)
About 1 million Texans will probably lose their health coverage if the Supreme Court prohibits federal subsidies in states that did not set up a health insurance exchange, according to a study released Friday. (Garrett, 6/12)
Within the next 15 days, almost 460,000 North Carolinians will learn whether they get to keep the federal subsidies that help them pay for health insurance. A ruling on King v. Burwell, a lawsuit challenging Affordable Care Act subsidies in 34 states, is expected by the end of June. Only two states, Florida and Texas, have more people at risk than North Carolina. If the court upholds the federal program that provides roughly $145 million a month to help North Carolinians buy private insurance, the lawsuit will fade to a footnote in the history of the American health care reform. (Helms, 6/14)
[Danny] Wilson fears his new coverage may soon be ripped away too. He is one of roughly 413,000 Georgians who are at risk of losing their Obamacare insurance, depending on how the U.S. Supreme Court rules on a lawsuit later this month. (Williams, 6/13)
Republicans across the country, and especially in Georgia, are united in their hope that the Supreme Court will gut a key section of the Affordable Care Act when the court rules on the health law later this month. What they can鈥檛 agree on is the future for 413,000 Georgians who would lose their health insurance subsidies. (Bluestein and Malloy, 6/14)
With a Supreme Court ruling that could pull subsidies from millions of newly insured Americans expected within two weeks, new data indicates those with coverage are happy and getting the health care they need. Eighty-six percent of Americans receiving coverage under the Affordable Care Act from either government-run exchanges. (Japsen, 6/14)
